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n2doc

(47,953 posts)
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:14 PM Feb 2014

Does Hillary-Univision deal cross a line?

by Raul Reyes

Imagine if a major television network entered into a partnership with a presidential nominee, and promoted that candidate across their media platforms. Just think of the outrage and charges of bias that would ricochet through the press.

Or maybe not.

Univision, the country's top Spanish-language network, has entered into a multiyear deal with Hillary Clinton to promote the health, education and well-being of young children. As part of an early childhood development campaign that she began last year, Clinton has signed on with Univision to promote "Pequeños y Valiosos" (Young and Valuable), a program to encourage Hispanic parents to develop their children's language skills. Among other goals, the program wants to help close what is known as a "word gap," the vocabulary differential between low-income children and their classmates. Clinton and Univision officials kicked off the program at an event in at a Head Start program in East Harlem.

That's all good, right?

Not really. Although the program has worthy goals, the problem here is that a major broadcaster is getting awfully close to a presumptive nominee for president. A second problem is that many in the press are largely ignoring this relationship. Marc Caputo, a political reporter for the Miami Herald, wrote about the Univision/Clinton ties, and several conservative media outlets picked up his column. But other than that, this has been a non-story — which is a shame.

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http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/02/23/raul-reyes-univision-hillary-clinton/5616437/

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Does Hillary-Univision deal cross a line? (Original Post) n2doc Feb 2014 OP
Post removed Post removed Feb 2014 #1
I suggest you reconsider using "Billary" when talking MineralMan Feb 2014 #4
That is sexist and demeaning language. Please do not use it. nt msanthrope Feb 2014 #22
As far as I am aware Hillary is not now running for any Office Bandit Feb 2014 #2
That was my first thought... yeoman6987 Feb 2014 #26
This may be a move that shows she's not planning on running again Scootaloo Feb 2014 #28
I'm not sure why this is a potential problem MineralMan Feb 2014 #3
I didn't write it n2doc Feb 2014 #7
I realize that you didn't write it. MineralMan Feb 2014 #11
Nope. Until someone declares their candidacy or forms an exploratory committee, no conflict. stevenleser Feb 2014 #5
How is Hillary's Spanish? Common Sense Party Feb 2014 #6
To all those who are saying Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #8
until someone announces, they are not a candidate. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #10
Nobody is a candidate until they announce. MineralMan Feb 2014 #12
So, the answer is, "yes." Le Taz Hot Feb 2014 #14
No, the answer is, we apply consistent rules to everyone. stevenleser Feb 2014 #16
Yes. The answer is that Hillary is not a candidate for anything MineralMan Feb 2014 #21
because that is the factually correct answer. geek tragedy Feb 2014 #23
know what I mean? reddread Feb 2014 #30
What's surprising is that they expect others to hear it without a chuckle. Egalitarian Thug Feb 2014 #13
Yes. EC Feb 2014 #19
Yes. It is a fact. Unless you have something formal from her Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #33
when she runs, then that will have to end. and, hello, Fox news contributors geek tragedy Feb 2014 #9
um... fox "news" does this for the entire right wing sigmasix Feb 2014 #15
As of now, she's still a private citizen EC Feb 2014 #17
Some people just love to hate. NCTraveler Feb 2014 #18
which language? reddread Feb 2014 #29
It depends on when she privately decides to run and when she publicly announces it. Whisp Feb 2014 #20
well if you want to make sure the voters know who you are... madrchsod Feb 2014 #24
No, line is not crossed. GeorgeGist Feb 2014 #25
But she is not yet a candidate, let alone the nominee. longship Feb 2014 #27
Certainly legit to ask a uestions why they are doing this. hrmjustin Feb 2014 #31
Hillary is not currently a candidate for public office Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #32

Response to n2doc (Original post)

MineralMan

(146,287 posts)
4. I suggest you reconsider using "Billary" when talking
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:23 PM
Feb 2014

about Hillary Clinton. That was a meme from the right, which used that term as a way of denigrating both Bill and Hillary Clinton. It doesn't seem to be to be a good fit for DU, somehow.

Bandit

(21,475 posts)
2. As far as I am aware Hillary is not now running for any Office
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:19 PM
Feb 2014

She is however promoting childhood "health, education, and well being". She has a long long history of doing that very thing. I suppose in a couple of years when and if she does decide to run for Office she may discontinue her alliance with Univision.

 

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)
26. That was my first thought...
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 05:39 PM
Feb 2014

When did she announce her running as President in 2016? I thought I missed the entire thing. She is currently a civilian and can do whatever she wants.

MineralMan

(146,287 posts)
3. I'm not sure why this is a potential problem
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:21 PM
Feb 2014

Clinton is not a candidate. The program is potentially beneficial in an educational sense. I see no conflict here. If Hillary wants to align herself with a program designed to improve children's language skills, I can't see any reason why she shouldn't.

Can you explain further?

n2doc

(47,953 posts)
7. I didn't write it
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:26 PM
Feb 2014

I don't have a problem with it. Doing well by doing good. Hell Fox hires all sorts of maybe, possibly presidential candidates to parade on their shows, and they don't do anything but blovate. But I hadn't heard of this before on DU, so here it is.

MineralMan

(146,287 posts)
11. I realize that you didn't write it.
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:29 PM
Feb 2014

The article has a distinct conservative slant, and appears just to be trying to gin up some controversy.

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
5. Nope. Until someone declares their candidacy or forms an exploratory committee, no conflict.
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:26 PM
Feb 2014

Media organizations don't start making people quit until they do one of the above.

At this point, this is just Hillary Derangement Syndrome.

Le Taz Hot

(22,271 posts)
8. To all those who are saying
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:27 PM
Feb 2014

"Hillary is not a candidate" are you guys actually doing that with a straight face? Seriously?

MineralMan

(146,287 posts)
12. Nobody is a candidate until they announce.
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:31 PM
Feb 2014

That's the reality. Announcements are carefully planned, and if she decides to run, she'll make all sorts of changes in her associations. Right now, though, Hillary Clinton is a private citizen.

 

stevenleser

(32,886 posts)
16. No, the answer is, we apply consistent rules to everyone.
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:39 PM
Feb 2014

The rule isn't "We strongly think this person is going to run even though they haven't declared yet, so we will apply the rules for a declared candidate to them."

MineralMan

(146,287 posts)
21. Yes. The answer is that Hillary is not a candidate for anything
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:51 PM
Feb 2014

right now, and won't be for at least another year. She's interested in educational issues, and this program sounds like a valuable one for Hispanic children. So, I'm not surprised that she is involved in it.

What is your objection to her connection with an educational program for children, anyhow?

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
23. because that is the factually correct answer.
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 04:09 PM
Feb 2014

she has not filed the paperwork, has not hired campaign staff, has not set up a place to donate to her campaign, and has not even announced that she's running.

 

geek tragedy

(68,868 posts)
9. when she runs, then that will have to end. and, hello, Fox news contributors
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:27 PM
Feb 2014

Mike Huckabee, Sarah Palin, etc etc etc

sigmasix

(794 posts)
15. um... fox "news" does this for the entire right wing
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:39 PM
Feb 2014

Fox "news" spent the last several elections doing this for right wing candidates. Why does this sort of thing only become "newsworthy" if a democrat appears to have managed it? Besides, she has not announced anything yet- I think we have discovered the reason right wing blogs and faux "news" outlets are the only ones with any concern.

EC

(12,287 posts)
17. As of now, she's still a private citizen
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:45 PM
Feb 2014

working with the Clinton Initiative and has every right to do this.

 

NCTraveler

(30,481 posts)
18. Some people just love to hate.
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:47 PM
Feb 2014

Univision, the country's top Spanish-language network, has entered into a multiyear deal with Hillary Clinton to promote the health, education and well-being of young children. As part of an early childhood development campaign that she began last year, Clinton has signed on with Univision to promote "Pequeños y Valiosos" (Young and Valuable), a program to encourage Hispanic parents to develop their children's language skills. Among other goals, the program wants to help close what is known as a "word gap," the vocabulary differential between low-income children and their classmates. Clinton and Univision officials kicked off the program at an event in at a Head Start program in East Harlem.


Such evil.

 

Whisp

(24,096 posts)
20. It depends on when she privately decides to run and when she publicly announces it.
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 03:49 PM
Feb 2014

There is probably a pretty big space in between.

madrchsod

(58,162 posts)
24. well if you want to make sure the voters know who you are...
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 04:49 PM
Feb 2014

actually i think this is a win win for the party and hillary if she decides to run.

its a close relationship BUT since fox news is the republican mouthpiece maybe the democrats should`t shy away from using univision. hey... all is fair in love and war.

longship

(40,416 posts)
27. But she is not yet a candidate, let alone the nominee.
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 05:43 PM
Feb 2014

So, until she has announced her candidacy, there cannot be any conflict.

Furthermore, she is only the presumptive nominee by making some rather extravagant presumptions, like the media and many here at DU tend to make. Kind of like Al Gore's supposed 2004 run. At the end of the day, she has only ever said that she is considering her options for 2016.

I write this without making any comment on whether I support her or not. (At this time I am neutral.)

Now I will add some speculation to the mix. Maybe she's signaling something here.

I would welcome contrary opinions, hopefully backed by facts.

 

Pretzel_Warrior

(8,361 posts)
32. Hillary is not currently a candidate for public office
Mon Feb 24, 2014, 06:21 PM
Feb 2014

If she does decide to run for president, I'm sure this relationship with Univision can be revisited.

As much as it might upset and anger some progressive and conservative partisans, there is nothing wrong with what she is doing and a lot to be admired about it.

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